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Jo Jung-seok ♥ Shin Se-kyung, the second act of their hateful romance begins
tvN's 'Sejak, Those Bewitched' is a story about the cruel fate of King Yi-in, who holds a high position but has a lowly heart, and a woman who becomes Sejak (a spy) to bring down him. It is a fictional historical drama based on imagination, and is about a spy called 'Sejak' who hides his identity and secretly finds out secrets or situations and provides information. 'Sejak', which truly fascinated home theaters with its unconventional programming during the Lunar New Year holiday, recorded an average of 6.4% and a maximum of 7.9% based on households nationwide as of the last 10 episodes, ranking first in the same time slot including cable and general programming, breaking its own highest viewership rating. did. In addition, in the Netflix TV non-English category, it has firmly maintained its place in the global TOP 6 since last week.
Starting with the 8th episode, 'Sejak' announced the second act of a full-fledged melodrama as the relationship between Kang Mong-woo and Lee In, who spent the night together after discovering that he was a woman, reached an inflection point. Lee In exploded the feelings of love that he had been suppressing due to the fact that Kang Mong-woo was a woman, and raised the excitement level in the small screen with a passionate kiss. Kang Mong-woo immersed himself in revenge while hiding his identity and feelings, but soon everything was discovered and he was completely hidden. He completely revealed his feelings for the person he left behind, making viewers' hearts tingle.
In the second act, King Yi-in explodes with his straightforward love to protect the woman he loves, Kang Mong-woo, and Kang Mong-woo uses his bitter love for Yi-in as kindling for revenge, and the tension is expected to explode as he steps forward with his plan for revolt. . Expectations are high that the more brutal and passionate melodrama that will unfold in this process will add to the explosive power of the second half.
Meanwhile, attention is focused on whether the romance between Lee In and Kang Mong-woo will have a happy ending. In the meantime, Lee In had Kang Mong-woo as his Go opponent, 'Gi Dae-ryeong', and rumors of sodomy were spreading. However, after learning that Kang Mong-woo was a woman, Lee In expressed his side as a sweet romantic guy, saying, "I will come running whenever you call." However, it is not easy for them to continue their love amid secret struggles within the palace, power games by maternal relatives, and interference in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty. . Moreover, Kang Mong-woo is walking a tightrope between two feelings: love and revenge. Three years ago, Kang Mong-woo had his father Kang Hang-soon (played by Son Hyun-joo) taken to the Qing Dynasty as a criminal and even lost his friend Hong Jang (played by Han Dong-hee), and he swore bloody revenge. Curiosity is rising as to whether Lee In and Kang Mong-woo will be able to form perfect love in this difficult reality.
Meanwhile, tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Sejak, The Bewitched' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 PM.
Kim Seo-yoon, Ten Asia Reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr
